Lead, Software Engineering

L3Harris • Palm Bay, FL

10h

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking Embedded Software Engineers in Palm Bay, Florida, to support the design, development, integration, and testing of embedded computing systems for the F-15 Aviate Navigate Communicate (ANC) and Mission Processor (MP) development and EMD production programs. The team is developing an advanced, secure mission architecture. The role works closely with cross-functional engineering teams to develop and evaluate hardware/software interfaces, operational performance requirements, and overall system design. Development supports L3Harris mission systems integration architecture and customer deployments. No immediate travel is expected, though customer-site travel to St. Louis, Missouri, may be required for software leadership program meetings. The work schedule is 9/80: 80 hours over nine workdays in each 14-day period, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 7 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of prior related experience.
• Active Secret U.S. security clearance preferred.
• 8+ years of embedded development experience.
• 8+ years of C++ systems development experience, including understanding of software/hardware co-design, distributed systems design, and software/computer architecture.
• 6+ years of experience with avionics lifecycle execution.
• 5+ years of safety-critical software development experience using DO-178B or above industry standards.
• Full software development lifecycle experience, including requirements flow-down and decomposition, allocation to design, translation to code, hardware/software integration, design verification and product qualification, transition to production, fielded-product support, and changes for component obsolescence.
• Experience using tools and processes for structured workflows, including requirements management, configuration management, workflow, and change control.
• Familiarity with a Linux development environment and tools.
• Working knowledge of Bash/Python; Intel x86, ARM, FPGA, SoC, GPP, and GPU; embedded system design; release engineering; change and configuration management; debug/trace analysis; real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, LynxOS, or Integrity; SELinux; and software integration, test, verification, and validation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with embedded security and encryption.
• Ability to work with network storage and understanding of Gigabit Ethernet or InfiniBand.
• Working knowledge of authentication schemes ranging from RADIUS to LDAP.
• Relevant integration and test experience on complex military systems.
• Software leadership experience, such as CSWE, IPTL, or CAM experience.
• Experience with hardware and software integration and test.
• DevSecOps and test automation experience using Python or similar languages.
• Experience with APIs, BSPs, drivers, OpenGL and/or Vulkan, health and status, Precision Time Protocol version 2 (PTPv2), H.264, or ARINC-818.

Responsibilities

• Develop software in C/C++ using existing tools.
• Contribute to requirements, testing, systems architecture, software architecture, and design.
• Use testing tools, which may include Python test frameworks and software coverage tools.
• Support L3Harris mission systems integration architecture and customer deployments.
• Work with cross-functional engineering teams on hardware/software interfaces, operational performance requirements, and overall system design.
• If serving in a software leadership role, potentially travel to customer meetings in St. Louis, Missouri.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior